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Shannon Elizabeth isn’t looking for another slice of romance anytime soon.
The “American Pie” star, whose divorce was finalized in May, has sworn off dating, insisting that OnlyFans is “the only relationship I need.”
During an appearance on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, he asked her, “What’s the dating scene like in Cape Town?” Elizabeth moved to South Africa in 2016 to focus on wildlife conservation.
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“I’m very newly single, and I don’t plan on ever dating again, to be honest,” Elizabeth replied.
“Come on, you’re going to date,” Maher insisted.
“No, no,” Elizabeth said.
“No, not even dating?” Maher said.
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“I do not want to date,” Elizabeth said. “I’m not interested. There’s too many con artists out there. There’s too many people I don’t trust. I have no interest.”
“… The only relationships I need are the relationships on OnlyFans that I’m building with all of these people,” Elizabeth said.
Maher was adamant that Elizabeth’s ban on dating wouldn’t stick.
“Well, I’m not saying I know you better than you, because I don’t,” he said. “You know you better than you. I will say this: I have heard that from many people right after. …”
“I mean, including many celebrities,” he said.
Maher pointed to Halle Berry as an example, noting that the actress had once said she would never marry again. Berry later married actor Olivier Martinez in 2013, and the couple filed for divorce in 2015.
Elizabeth wasn’t swayed.
“… At the moment, I’m perfectly fine not being with anyone and not wanting anything,” she said.
OnlyFans allows creators to charge fans directly for their content, and Elizabeth found immediate financial success on the subscription platform. Variety reported that she earned more than $1.2 million in her first week after launching her account in April.
For Elizabeth, however, OnlyFans has become more than another source of income. She told Variety the platform provided a financial lifeline as she went through her divorce from Simon Borchert. Acting roles weren’t coming in as frequently as they once did, she said, and she had largely been living off her savings.
“For the last ten years, I’ve been living off of my savings for the most part, because I haven’t been as focused on work,” she said. “To be able to get myself back to the point where I’m not struggling and am able to choose projects because I like them and not because I need the money — it’s definitely giving me more freedom to do that.”
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Elizabeth also wants to direct and “be behind the camera.” In the meantime, she’s directing and producing her OnlyFans content, which does not currently include nudity.
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“I’ve got to be a little bit mysterious,” she said. “I do all kinds of content, but I don’t even know what my boundaries will be. I’m still exploring it, and as I become more comfortable with it, I’m going to push those boundaries.”
A portion of Elizabeth’s OnlyFans earnings goes to her wildlife conservation nonprofit.
Elizabeth previously told Fox News Digital that she isn’t worried about criticism of her latest venture.
“I know people do make assumptions about creators on the platform,” she said. “But I don’t go looking for it. And people have been nothing but really supportive and kind to me. … I’m really happy doing it. I’m really having so much fun. I’m connecting with people. And I think no matter what you do in any industry, there’s always going to be people who don’t support you, who want to bring you down or who criticize you.”
One piece of advice Elizabeth would give to another actress considering OnlyFans is simple: Just do it.
“Absolutely do it,” she gushed. “It’s been an incredible experience. And if you don’t like it, you just stop. That’s the beauty of it. The control’s in your hands. So if you want to do it for one month, do it for a month. See if you like it. In fact, I have already started talking to some friends about getting on the platform with me, and a lot of people are starting to consider it.”
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“[This is] something that we wanted to do 25 years ago, but the technology wasn’t there yet,” she said. “Now the technology is there. I just wish I’d done it sooner.”
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